Igor Aleynikov

Director & actor · born 15 March 1962 · Grozny, USSR

Igor Aleynikov was born in Grozny, lived and worked in Moscow, died together with his wife Vera in a plane crash near Mezhdurechensk. The ideologist of the creation and leader of the movement "parallel cinema", which gave a socio-cultural niche to independent filmmakers. Popularizer of the movement. The creator of the "parallel cinema" film festival is CINE FANTOM. The editor-in-chief of the "Samizdat" magazine about cinema is CINE FANTOM. Author and director of more than 30 films. Participant and jury member of several international film and video festivals.

Where to start: Within Four Walls.